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SpyShelter lifts free Anti-Keylogger 32-bit restriction and integrates encryption driver

SpyShelter, creators of popular anti-keylogger programs for Windows, have just released an update that removes the 32-bit limit from the free version of the program and adds limited keystroke encryption to it […]

Open Source Typeface Hack designed specifically for Code

The days of confusing 0 and O, l and 1, or Z and 2 while reading through pages of code late at night are finally over with the release of Hack, an […]

Are you being tracked by mobile carrier injected Tracking Headers?

Mobile Internet is still on the rise and used by hundreds of millions of people around the globe to access the Internet. Mobile advertising is on the rise as well and with […]

How to clean install Windows 10 directly without upgrade

The official way to upgrade an existing computer system to Windows 10 is to upgrade it while it is still installed on the computer. Some users prefer to do a clean install […]

The best way to clone a hard drive (least time-consuming, error-prone)

The boot drive of my main PC has been a 128 Gigabyte Crucial m4 Solid State Drive for a long time. While that worked out well up until now, I always had […]

Microsoft's proof-of-concept JavaScript Browser is built using HTML, JavaScript and CSS

Surprise, surprise. Microsoft released a new web browser yesterday that is not Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge. The Windows Store page of the JavaScript Browser went live yesterday evening. The new browser […]

Microsoft releases Snip Editor, a screen capture tool

Snip is a new Microsoft Garage project that has just been released to the public. It is a screen capture tool similar to the Snipping tool included in Windows 7 and newer […]

Microsoft intensifies data collection on Windows 7 and 8 systems

Microsoft has been criticized by privacy advocates in regards to the data hunger of its Windows 10 operating system. The operating system slurps data like there is no tomorrow, especially when systems […]

Microsoft releases Windows 10 patches KB3081452, KB3081448 and KB3081449

Microsoft has just pushed out up to three new patches for the retail version of its Windows 10 operating system. Windows 10 users who have not modified Windows Update settings may notice […]

YouTube Gaming? Not in Germany (and maybe other countries)

Google launched YouTube Gaming yesterday on the Web and as dedicated applications for Android and iOS. The applications are limited to the US and UK at the moment while the web version […]

Windows 10 stats: 75 million devices, 6x more app downloads per device

So how is Windows 10 doing? Microsoft has been rather tight lipped until now about the operating system's overall distribution and related figures. The only figure that Microsoft released was that Windows […]

Chrome defers media playback in background tabs

Google landed a new feature in Chromium and Chrome Dev today that will defer media playback in background tabs until those tabs are selected. Depending on how you use web browsers, you […]

Calculate the Windows Experience Index on Windows 10 with ExperienceIndexOK

Microsoft introduced the Windows Experience Index in Windows Vista to benchmark the performance of the computer and compute base scores which customers could use to determine whether their device was fast enough […]

Word Safety checks words for unwanted meaning in foreign languages

One of the most difficult things when it comes to creating new websites or services is to find an appropriate name that sounds great. Not only are all the good names taken […]

List of Windows 10 desktop shortcut keys

Keyboard shortcuts can be great time savers regardless of application you are using them in. No matter if it is Ctrl-t in Firefox to open a new tab, Windows-Pause to open the […]

Huawei P8 Lite Review

The Huawei P8 Lite is a mid-range phone that stays true to the overall style of Huawei's high-end P8 smartphone. The unlocked device is priced at $249 in the US and at […]

Fix Search not working in Windows 10

I have experienced a strange issue on a system running Windows 10 Pro in the past couple of days. Windows Search would suddenly stop working and return no result at all. As […]

Move individual files to folders in Windows with FileToFolder

FileToFolder lets you move individual files that you select to their own folders in Windows. Have you ever had to sort through a large list of files in Windows? Maybe after downloading […]

Mozilla improves Firefox's full screen handling

Mozilla tweaked Firefox's full screen behavior in recent Nightly versions of the browser (that is version 43) to make it less annoying to users. Some sites allow you to run applications or […]

uTorrent to move away from bundled software monetization model

The uTorrent team announced a couple of days ago that it plans to move away from the bundled software monetization model that it is currently making use of to earn revenue. The […]

Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 for Windows 10 released

Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a long-standing tweak software for Windows operating systems. Previous versions are available for Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8, and the most recent release, Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4, […]

Spotify tries to clarify its new terms without scaring away customers

Music streaming service Spotify recently announced it would be changing its terms of service and stressed it would be better. However, what followed apparently scared users and now the company is trying to […]

Reactions to Mozilla's announcement about upcoming Firefox add-on changes

As a Firefox user you have probably read already that Mozilla plans to introduce major changes to the add-on system of the browser. The official blog post on the Mozilla blog revealed […]

Make UAC prompts less intrusive on Windows 10

Microsoft introduced the User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 to block activities requiring administrative privileges on Windows systems until an administrator permits them. The company relaxed the […]

Mozilla's self-destruct course continues: major add-on compatibility changes announced

Mozilla announced major upcoming changes to Firefox add-ons on the official Add-ons Blog today. These changes affect add-on developers and Firefox users alike, and will have a major effect on add-on compatibility […]

Microsoft has a communications problem

When Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would be freely available for a year, one focus of the discussion that ensued afterwards concentrated on the company's attempt to lure users with the free […]

Windows 10 issues? Contact tech support from within Windows

One of the new features of Windows 10 is a tighter integration with Microsoft Support. You may know that you can call Microsoft Support, use Microsoft Answers on the web or get […]

How to remove Evaluation Copy watermarks in Windows 10

Most Windows Insider builds of Windows 10 displays a watermark in the lower right corner of the screen right above the system tray area. It reads "Windows 10 Pro Technical Preview. Evaluation […]

How to be a Windows 10 Insider without getting Insider updates

One of the perks of being a Windows Insider is that you can use the operating system for free. As long as you remain an Insider, you don't need to purchase an […]

These things annoy me in Windows 10

This is a personal post as you can see when you read the title. Windows 10 shipped less than a month ago and was available as a preview version months before that. […]

Windows 10 Build 10525 ships with improvements, and bugs

If one of your computer systems is set up as a Windows 10 Insider system you may have already received an update to preview build 10525. The update is being rolled out […]

PeStudio 8.5.1 update introduces extended Virustotal support

PeStudio is a helpful portable program for Windows to analyze executable files before they are run on the system. The program scans the program for relevant information, strings and resources for instance, […]

Save data on YouTube or Netflix with Opera Max for Android

Opera Software launched a new version of the company's data compression application Opera Max for Android today. The main new feature is compression support for YouTube and Netflix videos. We take the […]

Microsoft pushes out emergency patch MS15-093 for critical Internet Explorer vulnerability

Microsoft published a new out of band security bulletin today that informs about a newly detected critical security vulnerability in the company's Internet Explorer web browser. The vulnerability, which is already exploited […]

A comprehensive list of Firefox privacy and security settings

Mozilla Firefox is without doubt the web browser that gives the most control to users in regards to privacy and security. Firefox users find some of those options listed in the graphical […]

Microsoft releases Microsoft Edge virtual machine images

Windows 10's usage share is on the rise and with it comes a new default system browser called Microsoft Edge. While Edge does not have the market share of Firefox, Chrome or […]

Baboom Music Streaming launches: focus on independent artists

When you launch a music streaming service these days, you need to distinguish yourself from established and competing services to survive. Most services offer similar functionality, millions of songs to play, web, […]

Changing the white Windows 10 title bar color the easy way

One common trend in software development in the past couple of years seems to be to streamline products and remove options in the process. We see this in most tech products this […]

Fix DHCP is not enabled for Local Area Connection

If you cannot connect to the Internet or another device on a network when you start Windows or change the system's network state, then it may have DHCP issues. Without going into […]

How to edit the Windows Registry without booting into Windows

A friend of mine ran into a issue recently after making changes to the Windows Registry. The computer would not boot anymore and since there was no System Restore or backup available […]